October 12th, 2012

‘I Love Yarn Day‘

Is national day to declare your LOVE for yarn!

You can Knit it, crochet it, wear it, post it, tweet it, carry it, share it, give it, or bomb it!
Are you loving on your yarn?
Can you find yarn items throughout your house?
Do you shop for yard more often then you really need?
Even if you just Knit / Crochet / Craft / spin / weave / love fiber every now and then, it’s ok!

Help spread the word about I Love Yarn Day!
This day is all about spreading that good feeling people have about yarn and yarn-related crafts.
It’s for you to affirm your passion for yarn.
This year will be the second annual I Love Yarn Day.
To participate all you need is your yarn and maybe a couple of friends.

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Need more incentive to love on your yarn?
Why don’t you try and win some yarn!

WIN Show us your love of yarn!

Go on the facebook pagewww.facebook.com/iloveyarnday
There are three ways to enter: on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!
Take a photo showing your love of yarn!
‘Like’ the facebook page and fill out the form to submit an entry.
You can find the entry form here.
Or enter from your mobile phones via Twitter and Instagram using hashtag #YarnDayContest.
Have all your friends vote on your photo.

How to Win

The 10 photo entries with the highest number of votes at the end of the contest period will each win the yarn-lover’s tote bag and prizes, and one photo entry will be selected from the Top 10 by a panel of Sponsor’s employees to win the Grand Prize, according to the following criteria: personality (33%), quality (33%), and representation of the I Love Yarn Day theme (33%).

If you live in the bay area, CA you may be interested in The Art of Selling Online: Running Your Own Store, Soup to Nuts.

Here is what you can expect:

Whether you’re opening your first or your fifth online store, this workshop is for you!
At Storenvy, we’ve developed an inspiring set of walk-throughs and case studies to share today’s best practices for running your own online store.

When you leave, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to…

Brand your own storefront, no coding knowledge required

Manage orders simply & effectively

Take better product photos

Wow your customers with a great brand experience

This workshop will be given by Storenvy’s community manager, the one and only Adam Hendle.
The rest of the Storenvy team will be available to help you open a Storenvy store on the spot, and Adam will be happy to follow up via email, phone call or in-person meeting to answer any questions you might have.

We’re hosting this event after talking with many artists down the hall from us in Studio 17 and realizing how awesome it would be to share our expertise from working with the 15,000 merchants who use Storenvy to power their online stores.
We hope you’ll join, too.

Come for the beer, stay for the information.

When will the workshop take place?

July 12, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Where will the workshop take place?

Event will be located in the Michelle O’Connor Gallery on the 4th Floor.

What will the cost of the workshop?

$5. Ticket costs will be donated in full to Homeless Children’s Network, a nonprofit in our building.

Where do I buy a ticket?

What is Storenvy?

Storenvy is a free online store builder and social marketplace for indie brands that’s changing the way people buy and sell online. Independent merchants create branded online stores – for free – and products from all stores join up in a social marketplace. Running an online store is as easy as blogging, and discovering things you love is a click away. Think of it like Tumblr for online stores.http://www.storenvy.com

On designated date folks go into small, local businesses and shop there, spend $10-$20 each on the goods and services offered. This helps the business owner and keeps our money in our community. The best way to promote and grow local businesses is to support and patronize them. Then head to the local restaurant, bar or pub to celebrate with your news friends.

First “Cash Mob” took place on November 16, 2011 organized by Andrew Samtoy, an attorney at Dworken & Bernstein. It was later on discovered that the first “Cash Mob” actually took place in Buffalo, NY, on August 5, 2011, and was organized by blogger and an engineer for Oracle Corp, Christopher Smith.

Mob Rules

Here are the rules we’ve developed for running cash mobs. THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTED RULES!!!

The mob date and meeting location must be announced at least a week in advance via Twitter, Facebook and/or email.

The amount to spend will not be more than $20, although people can spend more if they wish.

The business must have products that cost less than $20 for both men and women.

The business must be locally owned and independently operated.

The business owner must give back to the community in some way.

The business owner must approve the Cash Mob before the mob is announced.

The business must be within one block of a locally-owned watering hole.

Cash Mobbers must join us for celebratory drinks after the successful mob.

The cash mob will occur during the evening on a weekday or on a weekend.

Pictures will be posted to the blog after the CashMob.

Parking or public transportation must be available.

At the mob, there are three rules:

Spend $20;

Meet three people you didn’t know before;

HAVE FUN!!!

Saturday March 24, 2012 was International Cash Mob Day. Missed it? No worries, another one is coming up shortly.

Coming up:

International Cash Mob Day II: May 25, 2012
Where will you be?
Keep your eyes on twitter feeds, facebook pages, G+, blogs…
Start your own Cash Mob, support your local Arts and Crafts Mom and Pop store!